Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers under their umbrella organization, the Uganda Medical Association are threatening to lay down their tools if the government doesn’t clarify how they are to operate in the wake of Coronavirus Disease (COVID -19) which came with lockdowns, in among others, public transport. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni  has vowed to deal harshly with Local Defence Unit personnel and other security agencies who are abusing  terms of their deployment to enforce anti COVID-19 measures. President Museveni said that’s it’s illegal to enter people’s homes in the guise of enforcing …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP |  The Democratic Republic of Congo is prepared to take part in testing of any future vaccine against the coronavirus, the head of the country’s taskforce against the pandemic said on Friday. “We’ve been chosen to conduct these tests,” said the head of the national …

Uganda COVID-19 April 3 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 48 April 2 – 1 new case – TOTAL 45 March 31 – 11 new cases – TOTAL 44 March 29 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 33 March 28 – 7 new cases – …

Uganda COVID-19 history April 3 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 48 April 2 – 1 new case – TOTAL 45 March 31 – 11 new cases – TOTAL 44 March 29 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 33 March 28 – 7 new cases …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of scientists and policymakers have launched an international research campaign that will focus on COVID-19 treatments options and vaccine research for low-income countries. The COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition which will consist of physicians is targeting African and Asian countries with the poor …

Paris, France | AFP | From being a killer in the shadows, to having its own international day and UN programme, HIV’s emergence into a global reality can offer many lessons in how to respond to COVID-19, the head of the International Aids Society told AFP Thursday. Kevin Osborne, who has lived with HIV for nearly half his …

New York, United States | AFP | As she emerges from quarantine, recovered COVID-19 patient Diana Berrent is eager to join the battle against the pandemic and donate precious antibodies that researchers hope might help others. In mid-March, the New Yorker woke up with a 102-degree (39 Celsius) fever and intense …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Immigration officials at Elegu, the Uganda– South Sudan border in Amuru District are on the spot for allegedly clearing six Ugandans into the country. On March 22, Uganda closed her borders with South Sudan to contain the outbreak of the deadly disease in the country. …

Rubirizi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Rubirizi district is short of health workers as most of them are stuck outside the district following the presidential ban on public and private transport. The Rubirizi District Health Officer, Kisesete Tibenda says most health workers are stuck in Mbarara, Ishaka and Bushenyi districts because …